Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f1c4ea2d3cb4cda1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

34.0 KB Created: 2021-06-21 07:38:44 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 5c0dd1a98df58525dac15b381bc45275 SHA-1: ffff59e108606cc22f8cc823d93455324aceb420 SHA-256: f1c4ea2d3cb4cda18a8c619b775fe0ab8549e47e292fbe584aed9bd3b049c371
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains multiple links that redirect to malicious infrastructure, specifically promoting game hacks and cheats. The ML classifier strongly flagged this PDF as malicious, and the embedded URLs are associated with known malicious redirectors. The document body and embedded links suggest a lure for users seeking in-game advantages, which is a common social engineering tactic.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector critical PDF_GAME_HACK_REDIRECT_LURE
    PDF's clickable action targets a redirector of the form /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack — the landing-page shape of a large SEO 'free spins / generator / game hack' lure family that funnels victims through rotating disposable hosts to a malware/scam payload. The multi-link variants also trip ML/link-farm rules; this catches the single-link variants that otherwise score clean. CRITICAL on its own: the /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack path shape is unambiguous scam infra, and the host rotates so a host-list match can't be relied on.
  • PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable URI to redirector infrastructure used by a known malicious PDF SEO/adware delivery campaign. These documents typically rely on user interaction and redirect chains rather than a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://netcdn.co/app/431946152/hacking-roblox-non-fe-game-hack In PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-jailbreak-hack-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/hack-xp-net-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-java-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-hacks-on-midieval-roblox-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rbx-hut-promo-codes_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-apk-android-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-adopt-me-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-youtube_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-maps-pe-free-download_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/minecraft-free-online_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-daily-spins-and-coins-for-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-app-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-with-no-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-with-no-verification-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-peoples-account-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/free-robux-codes-generrator_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/notoriety-roblox-hack-script_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roblox-free-clothes-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lpm.umi.ac.id/asset/ckfinder/userfiles/files/if-i-uninstall-minecraft-can-i-reinstall-it-for-free_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000311c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x311C 21548 bytes
SHA-256: bc4c13b75fdf855f225b1596d1b86e4dc747d266d7a052e668b685edd0a20cd0
font_01_sfnt_off0000605b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x605B 18940 bytes
SHA-256: 4d3bb4c90fd0c5468f89991e38715b431b1d854511644116fcfe928274b44d19